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Project

SCAN 360 Springfield Community Access Network

Center:

MA-Eunice Kennedy Shriver Center, UCEDD/LEND

Fiscal Year:

2011

Contact Information:

John Rochford
[email protected]
774-455-6536

Project Description:

New England INDEX provides information technology for the Family Support 360 grant awarded to the Massachusetts Department of Mental Retardation by the Administration on Developmental Disabilities (ADD). The grant will be used to develop a model one-stop family support center in Springfield which will serve underserved families in Empowerment Zones. INDEX will develop the information system which will be based on the one currently used to support the Massachusetts Network of Information Providers for People with Disabilities (MNIP) (see MNIP project). Collaborating partners include community and city agencies.

Keyword(s):

Family support; information dissemination; one stop center

Core Function(s):

Training Trainees, Performing Technical Assistance and/or Training, Developing & Disseminating Information

Area of Emphasis

Education & Early Intervention, Child Care-Related Activities, Health-Related Activities, Employment-Related Activities, Housing-Related Activities, Transportation-Related Activities, Recreation-Related Activities, Other - Cultural Diversity

Target Audience:

Community Trainees / Short term trainees, Professionals and Para-Professionals, Family Members/Caregivers, Adults with Disabilities, Children/Adolescents with Disabilities/SHCN, General Public

Unserved or Under-served Populations:

Racial or Ethnic Minorities, Disadvantaged Circumstances, Limited English, Geographic Areas, Empowerment Zone

Primary Target Audience Geographic Descriptor:

Single-County

Funding Source:

COVID-19 Related Data:

N/A

1100 Wayne Avenue, Suite 1000 Silver Spring, MD 20910